Rail joint



Dec. 27, 1927. 1,654,410

H. BROWNLEE RAIL JOINT Filed June 25, 192'? Patented Dec. 27, 1927.

PATENT OFFICE.

'HENRY BROVNLEE, OF PORT HOPE, ONTARIO, CANADA.

RAIL JOINT.

vApplication filed June 25,1927. Serial No. 201,421.

My invention relates to improvements in rail joints, and the object ofthe invention is to devise simple means for readily attaching ordetaching a pair of opposing rail ends without the necessity ot removingnuts and bolts, and in which the rail ends will be held definitely inplace so that the upper surface of the rail heads will always be inperfectly fiush alignment so that the rolling stock will travel smoothlythereover and prevent the wearing of the rail end or the loosening ofthe same due to vibration, and it consists essentially oit thearrangements 'and construction of parts as hereinafter more particularlyexplained.

Fig. l. is a perspective view of twoabutting rail ends and my deviceapplied thereto.

rFigs. 2 and 3 are perspective views of the rail ends shown in Figure 1separated.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the parts shown in Figure 1.

5 is a longitudinal sectional view.

through Figure 4l.

Fig. 6 is a transverse section through Figure 5 taken at the meetingpoint between the rail ends.

7 and 8 are perspective details of the interlocking members forming myrail joint connection.

the drawing like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts-in each figure. y

1 and 2 indicate two rail ends which are supported in the usual mannerupon a tie 3.

The ends of' the vertical webs 10 and 20 of the rails are formed withconcaved recesses 1A and 2^.

is a jaw member *provided at its base with a convened tace 5: fittinginto the recess 2Z as clearly shown in Figure 5. The arms 6 and 7 of thejaw member 5 are provided with transversely aligned orifices 8 throughwhich bolts or rivets 9 extend so as to pass through orifices 10 in thevertical web of the rail end 2. 11 is a similarly formed jaw memberwhich is similarly secured to the rail end 1. A

The inner opposing ends of' the j aw members 5 and 11 are enlarged andprovided with interengaging fingers. The member 5 is provided with outerarc-shaped lingers 12 and 13 projecting beyond the inner end or base ofthe j aw member 5 and forming intervening arc-shaped slots 14tand 15located at each side of' the inner end of the jaw member. The opposingjaw member 11 is provided with inner arc-shaped lingers 16 and 17 whichwhen the jaw members are interengaged .[it into the slots let and 15.

18 and 19 are curved slots formed between the fingers 16 and 17 and theouterv portions 2O and 21 of' the enlarged portion of the jaw member 11.22 is a base or bed plate which extends beneath the base flange 28 ofthe rail end 2 and is provided with side portions 2st and 25 extendingupwardly and around the lateral portions of the base fianges intocontact with the vertical web.

rihe plate 22 after the members 5; and ll have been interengaged is slidlongitudinally so as to bridge the joint of the rail ends 1 and 2'andpass partially onto the base fiange 24X of rail 1 so as to rest upon theupper surface of a tie 3 as indicated at Figure 1, thereby securelyholding the rail ends from vertical movement providing a solid bed, andatthe same time' preventing any longitudinal movement between the .railends tending to separate them. i

It will, of course, be understood that there is a certain amount of playprovided between the fingers 12 and 13 and 16 and 17 and the sides ofthe slots in which -they lit so as to permit of the expansion andVcontraction due to temperature changes.

From this description it will be seen that I have devised a vvery simpleform of inter locking connection between two rail ends which will holdsuch rail ends securely in. place so that there will be no displacementof the rail end due to vibration and the con` sequent wearing of therail ends, and at the same time dispensing with nuts and bolts whichmust be detached in order to separate the rail ends.

What I claim as my invention is 1. The combination with a pair ofabutting rail ends, of a jaw member fitting the vertical web of eachrail end and extending longitudinal from the end thereof,v curvedfingers and complementary slots formed in each jaw member adapted to fitone within the other respectively, and a base vor bed plate slidablycarried upon the base flange of the rails 'and adasted to be slidlonoitudnal across the meeting ends of the rails after the aforesaidngel's and slots have been intel-engaged.

2, The Combination with @pair of abutting mil ends7 having c-oneavedrecesses n the opposing ends of each rail web, :L pail1 of jaw members,the faces o `which are HENRY BROWNLEE.

